K. Korabik et Hm. Rosin, THE IMPACT OF CHILDREN ON WOMEN MANAGERS CAREER BEHAVIOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT, Human resource management, 34(4), 1995, pp. 513-528
Having children has been assumed to reduce womens' organizational comm
itment and involvement in their work and increase their likelihood of
turnover. This assumption tons examined by comparing 169 women MBAs wh
o had children with 191 who did not on the basis of their responses to
a survey. After controlling for differences in age, experience and wo
rk status, results showed no differences in met expectations, turnover
intentions, commitment, satisfaction, job characteristics, or percept
ions of progress. However, women with children scored lower on job inv
olvement and reported fewer work hours. While parenting demands may af
fect these variables, they may not necessarily affect work-related att
itudes, professional attainment, attachment to the job, or commitment
to tire organization. (C) 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.